sulka

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sulka, likely from Proto-Uralic *tulka (see the Proto-Finnic entry for details). Cognates include Estonian sulg, Erzya толга (tolga) and Hungarian toll.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsulkɑ/, [ˈs̠ulkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ulkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): sul‧ka

Noun

sulka

  1. flight feather (stiff feather in a bird's wing or tail used in flying)
  2. windscreen wiper's rubber blade
  3. (colloquial) shuttle (short for the shuttlecock used in badminton)
    Synonym: sulkapallo

Usage notes

See the usage notes at höyhen.

Declension
Inflection of sulka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
nominative sulka sulat
genitive sulan sulkien
partitive sulkaa sulkia
illative sulkaan sulkiin
singular plural
nominative sulka sulat
accusative nom. sulka sulat
gen. sulan
genitive sulan sulkien
sulkainrare
partitive sulkaa sulkia
inessive sulassa sulissa
elative sulasta sulista
illative sulkaan sulkiin
adessive sulalla sulilla
ablative sulalta sulilta
allative sulalle sulille
essive sulkana sulkina
translative sulaksi suliksi
abessive sulatta sulitta
instructive — sulin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sulka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkani sulkani
accusative nom. sulkani sulkani
gen. sulkani
genitive sulkani sulkieni
sulkainirare
partitive sulkaani sulkiani
inessive sulassani sulissani
elative sulastani sulistani
illative sulkaani sulkiini
adessive sulallani sulillani
ablative sulaltani suliltani
allative sulalleni sulilleni
essive sulkanani sulkinani
translative sulakseni sulikseni
abessive sulattani sulittani
instructive — —
comitative — sulkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkasi sulkasi
accusative nom. sulkasi sulkasi
gen. sulkasi
genitive sulkasi sulkiesi
sulkaisirare
partitive sulkaasi sulkiasi
inessive sulassasi sulissasi
elative sulastasi sulistasi
illative sulkaasi sulkiisi
adessive sulallasi sulillasi
ablative sulaltasi suliltasi
allative sulallesi sulillesi
essive sulkanasi sulkinasi
translative sulaksesi suliksesi
abessive sulattasi sulittasi
instructive — —
comitative — sulkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkamme sulkamme
accusative nom. sulkamme sulkamme
gen. sulkamme
genitive sulkamme sulkiemme
sulkaimmerare
partitive sulkaamme sulkiamme
inessive sulassamme sulissamme
elative sulastamme sulistamme
illative sulkaamme sulkiimme
adessive sulallamme sulillamme
ablative sulaltamme suliltamme
allative sulallemme sulillemme
essive sulkanamme sulkinamme
translative sulaksemme suliksemme
abessive sulattamme sulittamme
instructive — —
comitative — sulkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkanne sulkanne
accusative nom. sulkanne sulkanne
gen. sulkanne
genitive sulkanne sulkienne
sulkainnerare
partitive sulkaanne sulkianne
inessive sulassanne sulissanne
elative sulastanne sulistanne
illative sulkaanne sulkiinne
adessive sulallanne sulillanne
ablative sulaltanne suliltanne
allative sulallenne sulillenne
essive sulkananne sulkinanne
translative sulaksenne suliksenne
abessive sulattanne sulittanne
instructive — —
comitative — sulkinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative sulkansa sulkansa
accusative nom. sulkansa sulkansa
gen. sulkansa
genitive sulkansa sulkiensa
sulkainsarare
partitive sulkaansa sulkiaan
sulkiansa
inessive sulassaan
sulassansa		 sulissaan
sulissansa
elative sulastaan
sulastansa		 sulistaan
sulistansa
illative sulkaansa sulkiinsa
adessive sulallaan
sulallansa		 sulillaan
sulillansa
ablative sulaltaan
sulaltansa		 suliltaan
suliltansa
allative sulalleen
sulallensa		 sulilleen
sulillensa
essive sulkanaan
sulkanansa		 sulkinaan
sulkinansa
translative sulakseen
sulaksensa		 sulikseen
suliksensa
abessive sulattaan
sulattansa		 sulittaan
sulittansa
instructive — —
comitative — sulkineen
sulkinensa

Derived terms
compounds

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian
Sulka liival.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sulka. Cognates include Finnish sulka and Estonian sulg.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsulkɑ/, [ˈs̠uɫk]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsulkɑ/, [ˈʃuɫɡ̊ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ulk, -ulkɑ
  • Hyphenation: sul‧ka

Noun

sulka

  1. feather
    • 1885, “Sprachproben: Der goldene Vogel”, in Volmari Porkka, editor, Ueber den Ingrischen Dialekt mit Berücksichtigung der übrigen finnisch-ingermanländischen Dialekte:
      Linnuul olliit kultaiset sulat hänes.
      The bird had golden feathers on it.
      (Note: The spelling has been normalised in accordance with the literary Ingrian language.)
    • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:
      Hänel ono jääneet vaa nahka sulkiinka ja luut.
      On him only skin, feathers and bones remain.

Declension
Declension of sulka (type 3/koira, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative sulka sulat
genitive sulan sulkiin
partitive sulkaa sulkia
illative sulkaa sulkii
inessive sulas sulis
elative sulast sulist
allative sulalle sulille
adessive sulal sulil
ablative sulalt sulilt
translative sulaks suliks
essive sulkanna, sulkaan sulkinna, sulkiin
exessive1) sulkant sulkint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 549
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